hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2黑加侖子黑加仑子
Jyutpinghak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2
Yalehāk gā lèuhn jí
Definition
Blackcurrant; a shrub with small black edible berries used for juice and jam.
colloquialfooddrink
How it's used
Often found as a popular flavour for sweets, jellies, and soft drinks in Hong Kong. It is frequently associated with the brand Ribena, which is so iconic that some people might use the brand name interchangeably when referring to the drink.
Measure word
nap1粒nāpExamples
I really like drinking blackcurrant juice.
Related words
Common phrases
blackcurrant juice
blackcurrant flavour
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
